Taylor Sheridan : (8)

" Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That’s where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do. " - Taylor Sheridan

" In the late ’90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation. " - Taylor Sheridan

" I think my mission, if I could call it that, as a storyteller is to try and find ways to show how similar we are and not how different we are. " - Taylor Sheridan

" In 2005, I visited my home state of Texas, spending time on a ranch outside the town of Post. Then spending some time on a large ranch outside Archer City. I was taken by just how few young people I saw anywhere. " - Taylor Sheridan

" I’m not the guy to ask to write a sequel. " - Taylor Sheridan

" You know that saying, ‘You broke it, you bought it’? With horses, if you don’t make sure it’s a good fit… they tend to break you. " - Taylor Sheridan

" Plot is just not my gift. I’m fascinated with complex characters, and that doesn’t mix well with complex plots. And by the way, when the plot is simple, you can move one piece around and make it feel fresh. Hell or High Water’s a good example: I don’t tell you why the brothers are robbing the bank. " - Taylor Sheridan

" Most of us don’t confront pure anything. What our life does involve is a whole lot of 60/40 and 70/30. " - Taylor Sheridan